W.B. Tegetmeier — Pheasants: Their Natural History and Practical Management

London, Horace Cox, 1897 . Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated guide to the care and management of pheasants, with an account of their natural history. The third edition, enlarged.  In the publisher's original black cloth binding.  With a frontispiece, fifteen further monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.  A comprehensive guide to the proper care of pheasants, featuring chapters on the natural history of pheasants, management in both preserves and confinement, and diseases affecting pheasants. Written by the prominent naturalist and friend of Charles Darwin, William Bernhardt Tegetmeier, who wrote a number of texts on subjects ranging from pigeon breeds to honeybees. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, slight fading to spine, with light bumping to the head and tail. Light offsetting to free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with very light spotting to the front and rear. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Messrs. J.G. Millais; T.W. Wood; P. Smit; F.W. Frohawk. Very Good Indeed .